bestaan
Afrikaans
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to exist
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish bestaan inherited from Middle Dutch bestaen.
Origin
Middle Dutch
bestaen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bestaan Dutch, Flemish
- bestaansminimum Dutch, Flemish
- staan Dutch, Flemish
- voortbestaan Dutch, Flemish
- bestaen Middle Dutch